Jessica Hume, National Bureau

Stories

More than two decades after denying ALS sufferer Sue Rodriguez's request to end her life with the help of a doctor, the Supreme Court shifted gears Friday and unanimously struck down Canada's assisted suicide ban.

The government’s new anti-terror bill
proposes significant new powers for
police and CSIS, but Prime Minister
Stephen Harper insists jihadists, and
not his bill, are the real threat to
Canadians’ freedoms.

A Tory MP who waded into the sexual harassment on the Hill scandal with eyebrow-raising guidance to parliamentarians that they wear recording to devices at all times to guard against allegations has withdrawn his advice.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on the international community to focus on economic growth and deeper trade relationships as a way to counter global strife and extremism - and made a funding pitch for his top foreign aid initiative.

Mike Duffy's lawyer says his client's health is a factor in getting the suspended senator's case to trial sooner than later, meaning it's likely the case will be heard before the next federal election.